Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1877-04-12 | 3 | Cleared Apr. 7th, Milwaukee, 50 cords wood | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1880-06-24 | 3 | Injured by fire while lying at dock. Repaired | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 21 from Two Rivers. Cleared 21st for Stoney Creek. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1877-08-02 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 29 from Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1877-08-16 | 8 | Cleared Aug 13th for Milwaukee with 45 cds of wood for Matthias Reinhart. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The schooner Hannah Etty, recently damaged by fire, has been thoroughly repaired at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1873-12-04 | 3 | Loaded here last Friday. Navigation is about closed for the season. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1875-04-15 | 3 | Cleared April 13th, Racine, 55 cords wood | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Hannah Etty | 1878-08-15 | 3 | Was in dry dock this week undergoing repairs | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Etty | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Was in our harbor last Monday morning. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.